WILKES-BARRE — The U.S. Army Field Band will perform a free general admission concert at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 1.
Tickets to the performance are free and are available at the F.M. Kirby Center box office, at 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, during the box office’s normal operating hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The public may also register for tickets at https://US_Army_Field_Band_Kirby_Center.eventbrite.com.
Attendees who register online will check in at a table in the box office lobby on the night of the event. Tickets are limited to four per person.
For accommodation requests or large group reservations, visit the box office, or call 570-826-1100 during normal operating hours.
About the U.S. Army Field Band
The Concert Band is the oldest and largest of The U.S. Army Field Band’s four performing components. Founded in 1946, this elite 60-member instrumental ensemble has performed in all 50 states and 30 foreign countries for audiences totaling in the hundreds of millions. Tours have taken the band throughout the United States, North and South America, Europe and Asia.
The Concert Band appears in a wide variety of settings, from such famous concert halls as the Berliner Philharmonie and Carnegie Hall to state fairgrounds and high school gymnasiums.
The Concert Band regularly travels and performs with the Soldiers’ Chorus, together presenting a powerful and diverse program of marches, overtures, popular music, patriotic selections and instrumental and vocal solos.
The organization has also performed joint concerts with many of the nation’s leading orchestras, including the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Detroit Symphony Orchestra and more.
In addition to formal programs, the Concert Band has participated in numerous presidential inaugural parades and supported many diplomatic missions overseas. The dedication and musicianship of the members of The United States Army Field Band represent the professionalism that American Soldiers have embodied during nearly three centuries of proud service.
—Staff Report